Constructing Architecture: Materials, Processes, Structures

Deplazes, Andrea

ISBN 10: 3764371897 / ISBN 13: 9783764371890

Published by Birkhauser Verlag AG, 2005

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Softcover. Some reading creases to the spine, bumping at corners and edges. Text appears to be unmarked. **Due to book's size & weight additional charges for international and/or priority shipping will apply.**. Seller Inventory # 044436

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Title: Constructing Architecture: Materials, ...

Publisher: Birkhauser Verlag AG

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Systematically organised for instructional purposes, this single volume communicates to students and to those setting out on their careers all essential technical and construction basics necessary for the practical realisation of a wide range of designs. This textbook on building demonstrates an integral approach which combines specialised technical knowledge with the lyrical beauty of the illustrated buildings, and background information on cultural and historical aspects. Building is perceived not just as a feat of technology or engineering but the culmination of an artistic, creative act of will which can be more effectively translated into physical entities if the technical principles of construction are mastered. The book is divided into the following chapters: raw materials (modules); masonry, concrete, wood, glass - building components (elements); Wall, openings, ceiling, roof, stairs - building types (structures); buildings (examples) which illustrate the building process of a project.